Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 63 Trivia Quiz

Answer: to raise a uranium-powered-robot army

Von Housen is obsessed with the notion of world domination. He has designed a prototype for a uranium-powered robot with which to rule the planet. Only one of these robots has actually been produced and it is misdelivered to Mother Riley's store rather than to Von Housen's creepy manor house.

Answer: Abbott and Costello Meet the Abominable Snowman

"Abbott and Costello Go to Mars" (1953), "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" (1951), and "Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" (1953) are part of a series of films capitalizing on the popularity of Abbott and Costello and the public's interest in horror and science fiction films.

There were four motion pictures made in the 1950s about the yeti or abominable snowman: "The Snow Creature" (1954), "Half Human" (1955), "Man Beast" (1956) and "The Abominable Snowman" (1957). Abbott and Costello apparently never met the Abominable Snowman.

Answer: a giant red-eyed spider

In one exciting scene, Lt. Larry Turner, played by Patrick Waltz, is pounced upon by a giant red-eyed spider while exploring a cave on Venus. His shouts attract help and the spider is subdued by a blast from a ray gun which incinerates it. If the spider looked familiar, it is because it was borrowed from the motion picture "World Without End" (1956) where it was a denizen of Mars.

Answer: Michael Landon

Michael Landon played Little Joe Cartwright on "Bonanza" (1959-1973), Charles Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-1983), and Jonathan Smith on "Highway to Heaven" (1984-1989). His acting in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf" helped him toward his first major TV role on "Bonanza".

Answer: It disappears.

Nicole and Christina's plan is to dump Michel's body in the school's neglected swimming pool. When it surfaces, they reckon, the police will assume that he fell in and drowned. Surprisingly, his corpse is not in the pool and has seemingly disappeared.

Answer: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

The motion picture "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975) was an adaptation of the stage musical "The Rocky Horror Show" (1973). The opening and closing song (reprise) is "Science Fiction/Double Feature". The lyrics include references to "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (1951), "It Came From Outer Space" (1953), "Forbidden Planet"(1956), "Night of the Demon" (1957), and "When Worlds Collide" (1951).

In particular, it says: "I knew Leo G. Carroll / was over a barrel / when Tarantula took to the hills."

Answer: The octopus kills Mac; the doctor kills Jake.

Trying to get away from the old Willows place, Mac and Jake flee into the storm. Mac slips and tumbles into the lake where he is seized by the giant octopus. Jake tries to help but Lobo grabs him and takes him back to the house. He awakens in Dr. Vornoff's laboratory, strapped to a table. When the atomic experiment begins, Jake promptly dies screaming.

Answer: acting

George D. Wallace (1917-2005) was a 6'1" actor from New York City. He played the lead as Commander Cody in Republic's "Radar Men from the Moon" (1952) where he had a snazzy flying helmet. He also starred on Broadway and on television. Wallace served in the US Navy during World War II and achieved the rank of chief boatswain's mate.

He played the role of Bosun in "Forbidden Planet" (1956).

Answer: immediately after the US civil war

In the motion picture's time frame, the American Civil War has just concluded. Scientist Victor Barbicane invents an explosive called Power X for military purposes. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant asks him not to develop it for fear that other nations will see this as an act of war. So Barbicane uses it to power a rocket to the Moon, instead.

Answer: It mixes African and Asian animals.

The Sabu films depict mostly life in India. There are tigers in India but not in Africa. Gorillas live in Africa. Gibbons do not; they live in Southern Asia. Black panthers live in Southwestern China, Burma, Nepal, Southern India, Indonesia, and the southern part of Malaysia, but not in Africa.

This movie erroneously places gorillas, gibbons, black panthers, and tigers all together in Africa.